- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36014-DB WP No. 28021 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA WRIT PETITION NO. 28021 OF 2023 (KLGP) BETWEEN: C.S.HARIKUMAR, S/O LATE.SRI.C.SARANGAPANI, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.91/4, DEVAKI NIVAS, ANANDAVAN ESTATE, NAGASANDRA POST, TUMKUR ROAD, BANGALORE-560 073. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.AMAN, FOR SRI.SUBRAMANYA S UPASANA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ATTACHED TO SPECIAL COURT FOR LAND GRABBING, PROHBITION IN KARNATAKA, 3RD FLOOR, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001. Digitally signed by K G RENUKAMBA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36014-DB WP No. 28021 of 2023 2. THE DIVISIONAL JOINT COMMISSIONER, BRUHATH BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, DASARAHALLI DIVISION, MIE LAYOUT, HESARAGHATTA MAIN ROAD, BAGALAGUNTE, BENGALURU-560 073. 3. SOAP FACTORY LAYOUT RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION, NO.164/1, 2ND MAIN, 6TH CROSS, SOAP FACTORY LAYOUT, NAGASANDRA POST, BENGALURU-560 073. REP.BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, MR.D.MOHAN KUMAR. 4. GOVERNMENT SOAP FACTORY EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, S/O LATE SRI.MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.35, 13TH MAIN ROAD, J.C.NAGAR, KURUBARAHALLI, BENGALURU-560 086. 5. THE TAHASILDHAR, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU-560 057. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.S.H.RAGHAVENDRA, AGA FOR R1 AND R5) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36014-DB WP No. 28021 of 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRYAING TO (A) ALLOW THE ABOVE WRIT PETITION (B) CALL FOR RECORDS IN LGC (P) NO.10453/2021, ON THE FILE OF THE KARNATAKA LAND GRABBING PROHIBITION SPECIAL COURT (C) QUASH THE ORDER DATED 22.04.2022 OF THE SPECIAL COURT IN LGC (P) NO.10453/2021 IN TAKING COGNIZANCE AGAINST THE PETITIONER AND ISSUING SUMMONS TO THE PETITIONER AT ANNEXURE-L (D) AWARD COST (E) PASS ANY SUCH OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) A memo has been filed on behalf of the petitioner stating that the Special Court under Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act, 2011 has disposed of the LGC (P) No.10453/2021 on 13.06.2025 which was the subject matter in the above Writ Petition rendering the Petition infructuous. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36014-DB WP No. 28021 of 2023 This Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (UMESH M ADIGA) JUDGE BVK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17